MG Metro cross-spoke alloys- the nuts!

[mr rusty]

Although the weird metric tyres on Miss Rusty's Metro are new and unworn (I was lucky to come across a full set in a tyre-bay clearout) I've bought a set of 13" MG cross-spokes to avoid any tyre supply problems in the future. They won't be going on for sometime yet but I will need nuts for them.

Question is, does anyone know the nut seat angle? I'm pretty sure it's 60 degrees and I think a set of Grayston SN45's will do the job- these are 3/8" unf sleeve nuts with a 60 degree seat and sold in motorsport places as suitable for mini/metro alloy wheel use, but it would be nice to know for definate.

Cheers folks!

[MG Mal]

These are the ones you need.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-MG-Rover- ... 1e5cf2ceb3

But keep an eye out, as there is usually some one selling a full set of 16 for far less than this guy would equate to.

Mal.

[mr rusty]

I did see those but his description was a bit vague and they're way to expensive! What confused me is that I thought the earlier Mk1/2 Metro had different studs to the Rover 100 version and the nuts weren't interchangeable....but he seems to be saying they are all the same and will do an MGF as well- if that's the case then MGF nuts are cheap as chips.

[MG Mal]

Mk3 (rover metro /100) maestro /montego/200/400/600/800/mgf, are basically all the same nuts with the same angle.

Mk1+2 nuts are same thread as mini midget and moggy (i think).

I may have a set of 12 at the barn, but would have to check.
problem is the barn is in Yorkshire and I now live in wiltshire, so visits are few and far between at the moment.

[mr rusty]

Mk3 (rover metro /100) maestro /montego/200/400/600/800/mgf, are basically all the same nuts with the same angle.

Mk1+2 nuts are same thread as mini midget and moggy (i think).

That's what I thought, so it looks like ebay mans listing is wrong because he is saying they'll do ALL metros - I'll message him and see what he says just out of curiosity, I'm not in any rush for them at the moment.

Hello there, you are listing these nuts as being suitable for all Metros.Can you confirm this as I thought Mk1/2 Metros, i.e. up to 1990, have mini type hubs and the later post 1990 Rover Metros have R8 type hubs,with the stud thread size being different. Thanks, Nick.

Lets see what he has to say!

[mr rusty]

Got a pretty speedy reply from them:

You are correct they are diffeent, these are post 1990 metro

Regards

Jonathan


- motorsport27

And they've changed the listing to clarify

[MG Mal]

Sounds like a decent seller.

Will keep an eye out for you on the metro forum if you like?
www.metroownersclub.org